PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has urged the Catholic Community and bereaved families to look to God for strength and peace following the death of Catholic Fathers Charles Chilinda and Patrick Muyenga. According to a statement issued by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe, Friday, the Head of State said Father...

THE Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) says it is investigating which commercial bank deposited the K2.5 million paid on behalf of the ex-ministers that owed the State in illegal salaries. In an interview, FIC director general Mary Chirwa said her office was following-up on the source of the cash deposit paid to settle the ex-ministers’ debt...

WHOEVER wins Zambia’s presidential election must be allowed to be sworn- in peacefully following the results of the August 12 general election, says US Embassy in Zambia interim Chargé d'Affaires David Young. And Chargé d'Affaires Young says a free press remains essential during and after a hotly-contested election campaign to effectively apply checks and balances...

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka says it is not only in Chama District where people don’t want President Edgar Lungu, it is everywhere. On Tuesday, President Edgar Lungu said he had heard that some traditional leaders in Muchinga Province had vowed not to vote for him because he had not done anything in the...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he gets worried when the economy begins to go down and people stop making money. And President Lungu says late President Michael Sata did not promise that people will have more money in their pockets if they don’t work. Meanwhile, President Lungu has thanked the people of Kanchibiya for complimenting him,...

THE Alliance for Community Action says the Accountant General and Secretary to the Treasury owe the Zambian people a duty to disclose the source of all such monies which were paid on behalf of the ministers. In a statement, Monday, ACA Information and Advocacy Officer Jimmy Maliseni said lack of disclosure would do little to...

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye SC says it is very dangerous to have faceless, nameless people paying leaders' debts. On Monday, Accountant General Kennedy Musonda said he didn’t know who paid the debt for the ex-ministers who illegally stayed in office after the dissolution of Parliament in 2016 because the deposit slip only indicated “donor”...

WATER Development and Sanitation Minister Raphael Nakacinda has appealed to citizens to give him an opportunity to do his best to serve the public. When asked if his appointment was politically motivated in view of concerns expressed by various stakeholders that President Edgar Lungu elevated him to a Cabinet position for political reasons, Nakacinda said...

THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) says it will not be swayed into discussions against the institution regarding its mandate because it upholds the highest standards and it stands by all test results which are issued out to its clients. On Monday, Kabwe Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube charged that ZABS did not...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says even if people vote for him to continue in power upto 2026, he will still not do everything because development has no finishing line. And President Lungu says he has heard that some traditional leaders in Muchinga Province have vowed not to vote for him because he has not done anything...